Routine calls for a theft or accident would lead to paperwork piling up on one officer's desk.

Now, the department is trying to respond on a rotating shift of available officers to even the workload.

"At first, my biggest concern was response time," Thurston said. The concern was that three officers would respond to three incidents downtown, leaving no one to respond to a crime on the hilltop.

Thurston said officers have been staying aware of where other officers are and rotating to places that would need to be covered. Thurston said response time has improved as a result of this change.

Currently two of the three shifts have implemented the strategy. The department is going to continue rotating the responders through the end of the year before deciding if the change will become permanent.